and French Guiana – this 350-million-hectare forest is home to roughly 10% of known species on Earth. Scroll through our interactive rainforest experience and explore 50 species of the Amazon.

The Amazon rain forest covers more than two million square miles of the earth's surface, spanning eight South American countries. Although the region has no seasons, the Amazon River rises and ...

Orbiting spacecraft now routinely observe the Amazon rainforest and its health ... It shows a section of virgin forest being systematically removed over a three-year period.

The largest rainforest, the Amazon, is located in South America ... The biggest animals live on the forest floor. Most rainforest animals have unique features which help them move through the ...